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Patience Is A Virtue

            
             Patience is a virtue every man and woman should strive to have. Without it things can go terribly wrong, where with a little patience it could very well have went your way. Those who are impatient waste there lives thinking of tomorrow. Furthermore many times bad experiences often help build a better character. If you are always rushing through things without sticking around for the results, how can you learn from your mistakes? Impatience will earn you a lot of regrets in life.
             If your mind is always on tomorrow how can you experience the day at hand? In the story we read when Peter was asked where his mind was wondering to he replied "I am thinking of what I"ll be when I grow up". Future planning is always a good idea, but if all your time is spent doing that how can you prepare for that future? Therefore think about the present, learn from the past, and pray for the future. Because remember dreaming of tomorrow will leave you wondering about what happened today.
             Patience is a virtue of men/women with a good strong character. In the text the person trying to help peter said strongly "How ungrateful you are". This is also a sign of low character. Without experiencing the not so pleasant aspects of life a person has nothing to build a character upon. They also will not now how to take responsibility for there own actions. Character flaws are directly related to impatience, and a lack of experience.
             If you never had an opportunity to learn from your mistakes, you will never develop patience. As Peter said to the witch "perhaps if you gave me a different ball where you could put the string back in as well as take it out, things would be different". After he originally got what he wanted, he wished he had more memories and experiences to dwell on in his final days. Everything else was already gone. So relish in every minute of your life because there will come a time when you wish you had more of it.


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